Attachable and detachable playing piece for board games

ABSTRACT

The present invention is an attachable and detachable playing piece used primarily for representing a player in a game. The feature of being able to easily attach and detach itself from another similarly constructed playing pieces is for the purpose of allowing the playing piece to be used for games that allow for or require players to partner-up. When partnered, for example, players may attach their playing pieces together, thereby allowing them to move together in the course of the game. And if the game requires subsequent splitting-up of the partnership, the playing pieces may easily detach themselves from each other.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of amusementdevices and more particularly to the field of games in which playingpieces that represent different players may be attached to and detachedfrom each other.

[0002] Many of the games available today are games in which eachindividual player plays by himself or herself as a single entity fromstart to finish. Games that require or allow for the partnering ofplayers are rarely available.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention toprovide a playing piece that is easily attachable and detachable fromeach other.

[0004] A further object is to provide a playing piece constructed insuch a way that each player is represented equally when attachedtogether. That is, the attachment of one playing piece to another doesnot elevate one player to be seemingly dominant over another as may bethe case when one playing piece is stacked on top of another whenattached.

[0005] To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, thisinvention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawingsare illustrative only and that changes may be made in the specificconstruction illustrated and described within the scope of the appendedclaims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0006]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention, the attachable anddetachable playing piece.

[0007]FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof. The rear elevationalview is a mirror image of the front.

[0008]FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof. The right sideelevational view is a mirror image of the left side.

[0009]FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

[0010]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a similarly constructed playingpiece in a modified form.

[0011]FIG. 6 shows two playing pieces attached together as partners.

[0012]FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, 10 show the sequential steps involved inattaching and detaching the playing pieces.

[0013]FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a game board using some playingpieces, setup and in play.

[0014]FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of just one typical square on the gameboard.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] The playing piece that comprise this invention may be made out ofany suitable material, e.g. any suitable thermoplastic, thermosettingplastic material or any metal or alloy materials.

[0016] The construction of each playing piece 1 to 7 of FIG. 11 may bestbe understood with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. As shown in FIG. 1 to 4,the left and right side of each playing piece is constructed in such away that has an arm 11 protruding outward with a small bulge 12 on it,while next to each protruding arm there is a hollow space 13 with adimple 14 inside of it. The functions of the arm 11, the bulge 12, thehollow space 13, and the dimple 14 work together to allow for easyattachment and detachment of the playing piece from each other. Whenattached, the arm 11 that is inserted into the hollow space 13 will haveits bulge 12 clicked lightly into the dimple 14, making it a securedattachment.

[0017]FIG. 5 shows a playing piece in a modified form. It is crownedwith a different top 31. But the construction of the body 41 is the sameas that of the playing piece shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 so as to allow forattachment to each other.

[0018]FIG. 6 shows two playing pieces attached to each other.

[0019]FIGS. 7 and 8 shows the sequential steps in attaching two playingpieces of the same top 21 and 21 together.

[0020]FIGS. 9 and 10 shows the sequential steps in attaching two playingpieces of different tops 21 and 31 together.

[0021] It is important to note that, as one of its objectives, thepresent invention aims to provide an attachable playing piececonstructed in such a way that each player is represented equally whenthe playing pieces are attached together. That is, the attachment of oneplaying piece to another does not elevate one player to be seeminglydominant over another as may be the case when one playing piece isstacked on top of another when attached. This equality of status is madepossible by constructing playing pieces that attach to each other sideby side.

[0022] In FIG. 11, seven playing pieces typified by 1 to 7 inclusive areshown placed upon a typical playing board 50. The size of the playingboard 50 is scaled to match the size of the playing pieces typified by 1to 7, inclusive. For example, if a game requires the subdivision oflarger squares into a matrix of smaller squares, this may beaccomplished as illustrated by a detailed examination of typicallysubdivided square 51, which is shown in greater detail in FIG. 12.

[0023] While certain novel features of this invention have been shownand described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will beunderstood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in theforms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim as my invention is:
 1. A playing piece for gamesconstructed in such a way that each playing piece has a means ofallowing it to be easily attached to and detached from each other.
 2. Aplaying piece, as recited in claim 1, wherein pieces representingdifferent players are attached side by side to each other so thatplayers are represented equally when their playing pieces are attachedtogether.